End Goals: LCMS Youth Ministry

End Goals is the podcast of LCMS Youth Ministry in the Office of National Mission. LCMS Youth Ministry Staff discuss practices for healthy youth ministry and interview practitioners who provide insight for experienced and new youth leaders.

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End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: LCMS Youth Gathering – Getting Started for the 25 Gathering

Mark and Julianna talk about things to consider as you begin to prepare your congregation, youth, parents and other adults for the Gathering.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Starter Pack 2.0 – Child Safety and Risk Management

Mark and Julianna talk about what can go wrong and how you can prepare to keep youth and adults safe and healthy.

End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry: Starter Pack 2.0 – Communication

CMS Youth Ministry Communications Specialist Meredith Smith discusses communications.

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals — LCMS Youth Gathering – 2025 Theme Reveal

Rev. Dr. Peter Nafzger joins Mark and Julianna to talk about the theme, the passages of Hebrews we will focus on at the 2025 Youth Gathering in New Orleans.

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals — Heart of a Servant 2023

Hear how Servant Events benefit young people, those who serve alongside them, and those they serve in the name of Christ.

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals — Campus Ministry

Hear how parents and supportive adults provide this care for students they love.

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals — Exploring 40 End Goals: Forming Baptismal Identity

DCE Cassie Moore talks about how youth ministry can play a role in helping form an identity in Christ and about her recent study on identity.

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals — Apologetic Topics (Part 2): Worldviews and Philosophies

Dr. Brad Alles and Rev. Joe Cox give insight to worldviews and philosophies faced by Christians.

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals — Apologetic Topics (Part 1) – Questions We Face

Dr. Brad Alles and Rev. Joe Cox tackle a few questions raised by those inside and outside of the faith, giving insight to answers to defend the faith and share it with others. 

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals — The Role of Apologetics

Faith Spelbring, DCE, gives insight and resources to equip young people to think critically about the intersection of faith and life and witnessing to others.